Jim Braddock

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Jim Braddock
Heavyweight boxing world champion
boxer
Jim Braddock
Data
Birth Name James Walter Braddock
Weight class Heavyweight
nationality US-american
birthday June 7, 1905
place of birth new York
Date of death November 29, 1974
Place of death North Bergen
style Left delivery
size 1.89 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles 86
Victories 51
Knockout victories 26th
Defeats 26th
draw 7th
No value 2

James Walter ("Jim J.") Braddock (born June 7, 1905 in New York , NY ; † November 29, 1974 in North Bergen , New Jersey ) was an American professional boxer and "undisputed" world heavyweight boxing champion from 1935 to 1937.

Promotion and unemployment

The Irish-born Braddock, who had tried his hand at various professions from 1919, became an amateur boxer in 1923 and a professional boxer in 1926. After he had previously won the majority of his light heavyweight fights by knockout , he lost a championship bout in the light heavyweight division against counter-boxer Tommy Loughran high on points in 1929 . He injured his hand, which had not healed properly for years.

With the stock market crash ( Black Friday ) in 1929 deprived of his fortune, he also got into enormous financial problems in addition to his sporting side. In bad shape he had to accept many fights on short notice for money and by 1933 had accumulated twenty defeats. He stopped for a while and was unemployed.

Sensational success in the heavyweight division

He succeeded in 1934 by victories against the hard hitting young fighter John "Corn" Griffin, his former conqueror John Henry Lewis and Art Laskey to become world championship challenger in the heavyweight division. All three had underestimated him after his series of defeats.

In 1935 he made a sensational comeback against heavyweight world champion Max Baer . Braddock said: “I already knew in the third lap that I would win. That was when Baer hit me on the chin with a Sunday blow and I held out. I am the happiest person in the world. Nobody knew the fight was going for me. Money, security, school for my children, financial help for my parents. If anyone ever went into the ring to fight for something, it was me. "

He lost his world title in 1937 to boxing legend Joe Louis after he broke the title fight against Max Schmeling because of an alleged hand injury. Schmeling had qualified for the title fight by his knockout victory over Joe Louis on June 19, 1936. Through a deal with Louis' management, Braddock secured 10% of all Louis stock exchanges from 1937. Since Louis remained world champion for twelve years, he made Braddock a wealthy man.

In his last fight he defeated the former Welsh World Cup challenger Tommy Farr .

His nickname "Cinderella Man" reflects the incredible rise from worker and provincial fighter to boxing champion.

reception

His grandiose return in 1935 was filmed in Das Comeback (Original: Cinderella Man ) with Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger in 2004 .

List of professional fights

46 wins (26 knockout wins), 24 losses (2 knockout losses), 4 draws , 2 void fights , newspaper decision : 5 wins, 2 losses, 3 draws
year Day place opponent Result for Braddock
1926 April 13th Amsterdam Hall, Union City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Al Settle Draw / "Newspaper Decision" / 4 rounds
April 22 Knights of Columbus, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States George Deschner Victory / KO 2nd round
1st of May Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Phil Weisberger Victory / KO 1st round
2.May Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Jack O'Day Victory / KO 1st round
May 3rd Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Willie Daily Victory / KO 1st round
18th of June Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Leo Dobson Victory / KO 1st round
June 28th Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Jim Pearson Victory / TKO 2nd round
July 9 Boyles Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Walter Westman Victory / TKO 3rd round
7th of September Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Gene Travers Victory / KO 1st round
13.september Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Mike Rock Victory / KO 1st round
16th September Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Ray Kennedy Victory / KO 1st round
30. September Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Carmine Caggiano Victory / KO 1st round
November 12th Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Lou Barba Points win / 6 rounds
December 4th Walker AC, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Al Settle Points win / 6 rounds
December 8th Manhattan AC, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Joe Hudson Points win / 6 rounds
20th of December 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Doc Conrad Draw / "Newspaper Decision" / 4 rounds
1927 January 28th Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States George LaRocco Victory / KO 1st round
February 1st Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States United StatesUnited States Johnny Alberts Victory / KO 4th round
February 15th Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States United StatesUnited States Jack Nelson Points win / 6 rounds
3 March Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Lou Barba Points win / 4 rounds
8th of March Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York, United States LebanonLebanon Nick Fadil Points win / 6 rounds
March, 15 United States United StatesUnited States Tom McKiernan Victory / KO 2nd round
April 19th Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States United StatesUnited States Frankie Lennon Victory / TKO 3rd round
2.May Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Stanley Simmons Victory / TKO 1st round
May 11th Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Jack Stone Victory / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 laps
May 20th Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States United StatesUnited States George LaRocco Tie / 6 rounds
May 27th Arcola Park, Paramus, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Paul Cavalier Defeat / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 rounds
8th June Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Jimmy Francis Victory / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 laps
July 13th Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Jimmy Francis Victory / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 laps
21 July Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States United StatesUnited States George LaRocco Points victory (unanimous) / 6 rounds
August 10 Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Vic McLaughlin Victory / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 laps
21st September Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States GermanyGermany Herman Heller Defeat / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 rounds
October 7th Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Joe Monte Tie / 10 rounds
1928 6th January Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Paul Swiderski Points win / 8 rounds
May 7th Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Jack Darnell Victory / KO 4th round
May 16 Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Jimmy Francis Victory / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 laps
June 7th Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Joe Monte Point loss / 10 rounds
June 27th Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Billy Vidabeck Draw / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 rounds
July 25th Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United States ItalyItaly Nando Tassi Tie / 10 rounds
8th August Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Joe Sekyra Point loss / 10 rounds
October 17th Newark Armory, Newark, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Pete Latzo Points win / 10 rounds
30th of November Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Tuffy Griffiths Victory / TKO 2nd round
1929 January 18th Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Leo Lomski Point loss (majority decision) / 10 rounds
February 4th Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States George Gemas Victory / KO 1st round
March 11 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Jimmy Slattery Victory / TKO 9th round
April 22 Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Eddie Benson Victory / KO 1st round
July 18th Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Tommy Loughran Point loss (unanimously) / 15 rounds
August 27 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States United StatesUnited States Yale Okun Point loss / 10 rounds
15th of November Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Maxie Rosenbloom Point loss / 10 rounds
December 7th Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Jake Warren Victory / KO 2nd round
1930 January 17th Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States United StatesUnited States Leo Lomski Loss of points (split decision) / 10 rounds
7th of April Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States United StatesUnited States Billy Jones Point loss (unanimous) / 10 rounds
June 5th Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Harold Mays Point loss / 10 rounds
2nd July Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States United StatesUnited States Joe Monte Points win / 10 rounds
August 11th Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, United States United StatesUnited States Babe Hunt Point loss / 10 rounds
September 19th Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States United StatesUnited States Phil Mercurio Victory / KO 2nd round
1931 January 23 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Ernie Schaaf Loss of points (split decision) / 10 rounds
5. March Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, United States United StatesUnited States Jack Roper Victory / KO 1st round
March 30 Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, United States United StatesUnited States Jack Kelly Points win / 10 rounds
September 3 Navin Field, Detroit, Michigan, United States United StatesUnited States Andy Mitchell Tie / 10 rounds
9th October Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Joe Sekyra Point loss / 10 rounds
November 10th Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States United StatesUnited States Maxie Rosenbloom Invalid ("No Contest")
December 4th Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, United States United StatesUnited States Al Gainer Point loss / 10 rounds
1932 March 18th Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States United StatesUnited States Baxter Calmes Point loss (unanimous) / 10 rounds
May 13th Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States United StatesUnited States Charley Retzlaff Point loss / 10 rounds
June 21st Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States ArgentinaArgentina Vicente Parrile Points win / 5 rounds
July 25th Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Tony Shucco Point loss / 8 rounds
21st September Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States United StatesUnited States John Henry Lewis Point loss / 10 rounds
30. September Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States United StatesUnited States Dynamite Jackson Points win / 10 rounds
October 21 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States United StatesUnited States Tom Patrick Point loss / 10 rounds
November 9th Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States United StatesUnited States Lou Scozza Loss / TKO 6th round
1933 13th January Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States United StatesUnited States Martin Levandowski Points win / 10 rounds
January 20th Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States GermanyGermany Hans Birkie Point loss / 10 rounds
1st March Olympia AC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States United StatesUnited States Al Ettore Disqualification / 4th round
March 21st Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States United StatesUnited States Al Stillman Victory / TKO 10th round
April 5th Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States United StatesUnited States Martin Levandowski Point loss (majority decision) / 10 rounds
May 19th Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States United StatesUnited States Al Stillman Point loss (unanimous) / 10 rounds
June 21st Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Les Kennedy Points win / 10 rounds
21 July Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States United StatesUnited States Chester Matan Points win / 10 rounds
25th of September Memorial Field Stadium, Mount Vernon, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Abe Feldman Invalid ("No Contest") / canceled in round 6
1934 14th June Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Corn Griffin Victory / TKO 3rd round
November 16 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States John Henry Lewis Points win / 10 rounds
1935 March 22 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Kind of Lasky Points victory (unanimously) / 15 rounds
June 13th Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States United StatesUnited States Max Baer Points victory (unanimously) / 15 rounds
1937 June 22 Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States United StatesUnited States Joe Louis Loss / KO 8th round
1938 21th January Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tommy Farr Points win (split decision) / 10 rounds
(Source: BoxRec database )

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